WRITING COMPETENCY SUBCOMMITTEE
The Writing Competency Subcommittee is a Standing Subcommittee
of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee (AP&P).
The Subcommittee consists of:
1.
Nine faculty, including one person from each school,
typically someone involved in the teaching of "W"
Courses, and a member from the Writing Program
in the English Department.
2.
One student appointed by the President of the
Associated Students.
3.
Ex­Officio: The Vice President for Academic Affairs
or designee whose duties are closely related to the
Subcommittee's area of concern.
In addressing its area of concern, the Subcommittee is charged to:
1.
Establish standards for the writing competency
expected of students at the different stages in
their completion of the University's writing
requirements including the development of a
time­table for complying with these requirements.
Special emphasis will be placed on the minimum
standards for graduation which are those standards
adequately preparing students for their careers.
2.
Study the extent and nature of the writing
deficiencies of our students, particularly of those
graduating, and prepare recommendations for policy
changes needed to ensure that all of our graduates
become at least minimally proficient in writing.
3.
Establish testing procedure objectives for
determining student writing competency,
and review testing results from university­
wide writing competency examinations.
4.
Develop programs and policies to assist faculty
in the conduct of writing courses and in the
incorporation of a writing component in all
other courses in the curriculum.
5.
Approve or disapprove the addition of any new
writing course, and periodically review existing
writing courses.
In general, within its area of concern the Writing Competency
Subcommittee will interpret and apply existing policy in order to
recommend operational decision to the Vice President for Academic
Affairs (VPAA). Within its area of concern, the Subcommittee will
also be responsible for initiating the formulation of new policy or the
alteration of existing policy for substantive review by AP&P. AP&P
may on occasion request the Subcommittee to prepare policy proposals
on specified topics for review by AP&P.
The Academic Policy and Planning Committee (AP&P) is the final policy­
recommending committee for the Academic Senate, but any alterations
by AP&P to policy recommendations coming from the Subcommittee will
normally take place only after appropriate consultation by AP&P with
the Subcommittee. Appropriate consultation here means that in the
event AP&P wishes to alter policy recommendations coming from the
Subcommittee, AP&P or its assigned representatives will meet with the
Subcommittee to present AP&P's proposed changes and to hear the
Subcommittee's views on those proposals. AP&P will then reconvene
to reconsider its proposed changes in light of the Subcommittee's views
before AP&P forwards its final recommendation to the Academic Senate.